After Scuba Diving, Sidharth and Sana were returning in a ship. It was afternoon and Sana was watching the sunset view.

At that time, Sidharth stood beside her and asked, "Are you happy?"

"More than happy." Sana replied,"Today I have overcome the biggest fear of my life just because of you. And for the first time I am feeling that my life is not a waste. Tumse milne se pehle main bas apni zindagi guzar rahi thi, lekin tumse milne ke baad main apni zindagi jee rahi hoon. Mera zindagi ko dekhne ka nazariya badal raha hai. Sayad main dheere dheere tumhari tarah banti jaa rahi hoon."

Sidharth immediately denied and said in a dramatic way, "Yeh toh ho hi nahi sakta. Tum meri jaisi kabhi nahi ban sakti. Because I am the coolest."

Sana couldn't help laughing.

"Tum kya ho yaar?" She asked.

"The one and only Sidharth Shukla." He said with attitude.

"Accha yeh baatao, tumhari next wish kya hai?"

Sana paused for a while and said, "You know jab main college mein thi, tab saare ladke bike chalate the. Tab hi se mera bhi mann tha ki main ek baar bike chalaungi. Maine cycle aur scooty toh chalaya hai, but bike kabhi nahi chalaya. So yeh hai meri next wish."

"Your wish my command. Main tumhe bike chalana sikha dunga."

"Sacchi?" Sana asked excitedly.

Sidharth chuckled and said, "Mucchi meri jaan."

Then they both looked at the sunset.

Suddenly their eyes fell on a couple. A boy went on his knees and proposed the girl in the ship.

Sana smiled sadly looking at them.

"Kitna accha lagta hai nah jab kisi ko kisi ka pyaar mil jaata hai? Kaash mujhse bhi koi itna pyaar karta, kaash mujhe bhi koi aise propose karta." She said.

Sidharth thought for a while and suddenly went on his knees. Sana made a confused face.

"Will you marry me?" He asked giving his hand.

Sana rolled her eyes and said, "Stop your drama Sidharth!"

Sidharth started laughing.

He stood up and said, "Arrey mujhe laga yeh bhi tumhari wishlist mein hoga. I was just fulfilling you wish."

"Nahi meri aisi koi wish nahi hai. And I know ki tum drama kar rahe the."

"Accha agar main tumhe sach mein propose karta, toh tum kya karti?"

Sana looked at his eyes and said, "Sayad haan kar deti. Tumhe kaun maana karega?"

"Itna accha hoon kya main?"

Sana smiled and said, "Tum best ho Sidharth. Aur jis bhi ladki se tumhari shaadi hogi, that girl will be very lucky."

Sidharth gave a slight smile.

"By the way tumhe kaisi ladki chahiye?" Sana asked.

"I don't know. Maine kabhi socha nahi." Sidharth replied.

"Kyu? Don't you have any future planning? Tum shaadi karke settle nahi hona chahte? Khud ki ek family nahi bana na chahte?"

Sidharth smiled and said, "Main present mein jeeta hoon Sana. Mujhe na toh future ki tension hai naa hi past ka regret. Main abhi jaisa hoon, khush hoon. Main zyada dur ki nahi sochta."

Sana didn't say anything and kept looking at him. While saying all this there was something different in his eyes which Sana noticed. A kind of pain which he was trying to hide. Sana tried to read his eyes to figure it out but failed.

Then Sana again looked at the couple and said, "I think they are Indian. Humein ek baar jaa ke unko congratulate karna chahiye."

"Yeah let's go."

They both went to the couple and said, "Hey guys! Congratulations!"

"Thanks." They replied smilingly.

"Looks like you are Indian." Sana said.

"Yeah myself Aditi and he is Varun."

"Sidharth"

"And myself Shehnaaz."

Sidharth and Sana also introduced themselves.

"Aap logo se mil kar accha laga. After a long time we have met Indian people." Varun said.

"Same here." Sidharth said.

All of them chit chat for a while.

"Waise Varun, tumhara Aditi ko propose karne ka style mujhe bohut accha laga. So romantic yaar!" Sana said suddenly.

"Tab toh tumhe humari shaadi mein bhi aana chahiye. Agar parso tum dono free ho toh." Aditi said.

"Shaadi mein matlab...."

Before Sana could complete, Varun said, "Woh actually hum dono ne decide kiya hai ki hum parso hi church pe shaadi karenge. Zyada log nahi honge. Bas hum aur humare kuch friends. Tum dono aaoge toh humein accha lagega."

Sana looked at Sidharth. He smiled and nodded in yes.

Sana also smiled brightly.

"Okay we will come." She said.

Varun and Aditi became happy.
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Next Morning...

Sana went to Sidharth's room to ask him when they would go for the bike ride.

As soon as she entered his room, she noticed that his room had become a total mess. There were waste paper and colours lying everywhere in the floor.

She looked at Sidharth who was trying to draw something.

"Yeh sab kya hai?" Sana asked.

Sidharth noticed her and said, "Oh tum. Actually aaj main free hoon toh socha thodi painting ki jaaye."

Sana laughed and said, "Isse painting kehte hai yaa kamre ki barbaadi? Waise tum painting karte waqt apne room ki bhi aisi haalat karte ho kya?"

"Yeah. Aur iss hi adat ki wajah se bachpan se daant padhti aayi hai Mom se."

"That's obvious..... Thik hai tum painting karo.... I won't disturb you."

Saying that Sana was about to leave. She thought that the bike ride had totally slipped out of his mind which made Sana a little bit sad.

"Shittt!!!" Sidharth said being frustrated and tore the paper and threw it on the floor.

"What happened?" Sana asked.

"Bohut dino se ek chehra mann mein aa raha hai. Woh clear toh nahi hai but socha tha jab draw karunga toh sayad sab kuch clear ho jayega. But nahi ho raha mujhse. Main woh draw nahi kar paa raha."

"Don't worry ho jayega." Sana said to calm him down.

Sid looked at her. He was going to say something but suddenly stopped.

"Wait!" He said and noticed her face very carefully.

He went close to her. His eyes were roaming all around her face. They were so close that Sana could even feel his hot breath. Her heart started beating fast which she herself couldn't understand why. But she was loving the sensuousness between them.

"Your face-shape, your eyes, your nose, your lips, your jawline everything is matching with my imagination. Iss hi chehre ko toh draw karne ki koshish kar raha tha." He said still looking at her face.

"M.. matlab?" Sana asked.

Sidharth immediately moved away and asked, "Sana tum thodi der ke liye yaaha baithogi please?"

Sana simply nodded and sat on the sofa.

Sidharth started his painting looking at Sana.

He was moving the brush but his eyes were fixed at Sana. Sana was not moving a bit. She was also staring at Sidharth as he was looking very much handsome while painting. He is a man every girl could wish for. Sana smiled slightly thinking how on earth a girl couldn't fall for this man. She herself is controlling hard not to fall for him. Bu wait! Is she really falling for him?

Sana's thought broke after Sidharth stopped moving his brush. He finished his painting in one go. So being tired, he was breathing heavily.

Sana moved towards the canvas curiously.

But the next moment she was left stunned. She couldn't believe her own eyes.

Sidharth had made her portrait.

Sana's eyes became teary. She had never imagined someone would make her portrait that too so beautifully.

"Kamal hai nah? Jis chehre ko itni der se bana ne ki koshis kar raha tha, woh koi aur nahi, tum hi ho. Main yeh toh nahi kahunga ki yeh painting perfect hai, but mujhse jitna ho sakta tha maine kiya. I hope tumhe accha laga ho." Sidharth said.

Sana looked at him with disbelief and said, "Perfect nahi hai? It's beyond perfect Sidharth. Itna sundar toh mera chehra bhi nahi hai jitni sundar tumne painting banayi hai."

Sidharth didn't like what she said.

He hold her arms and made her look at him.

"Kisne kaha tumhara chehra sundar nahi hai?" He asked raising his one eyebrow.

"Bas mujhe aisa lagta hai. Bohut kamiya hai mere chehre mein, mujh mein. Sayad iss hi liye koi pasand nahi karta........."

Sidharth immediately put his finger on her lips.

"No more words." He said.

Sana kept looking at him.

He then removed his finger and slowly tucked her hair between her ear.

"Main toh kya, duniya ka no. 1 painter bhi aa jaaye na toh bhi tumhara chehra perfect nahi bana sakta. Kyu ki God ne apne sabse talented artist se tumhara face banwaya hai. Tab hi toh tum itni beautiful ho.... Aur bohut special bhi."

Sana couldn't utter a word.

"Har waqt tum mujhe itna special kyu feel karwate ho Sidharth? Tumhari baatein humesha mere dil ko kyu chu jaati hai? Kyu tumhari baatein sun kar main khud ko wapas se jaan ne lagti hoon? Kyu wapas se khud se pyaar karne ka mann karta hai? Tum itne acche kyu ho Sidharth? Agar aisa hi chalta raha toh sayad main apne dil ko aur nahi rok paungi. Pyaar ho jayega mujhe tumse which I really don't want." She said in her mind.

Sidharth understood that she became emotional. So he tried to light her mood.

"Agar phir bhi tumhe lagta hai ki tum mein koi kami hai, then don't worry. Main abhi usse pura kar deta hoon." He said in a funny way and took his brush.

Sana made a confused face.

Sidharth took the brush near her face and quickly put colour on her nose making Sana frowned.

Sidharth started laughing looking at her.

"Bohut hasi aa rahi hai nah? Abhi baatati hoon tumhe." Sana said and dipped her hands in the colour.

Sidharth immediately started running and Sana was running behind him.

After sometime Sana caught him and put colour on his face. Sidharth was also ready with colours. Their colour fight went on for a few minute.

After sometime they both sat on the sofa while laughing and giggling. There were colours on both of their faces.

Soon Sidharth stopped laughing but Sana couldn't. So he didn't disturb her and silently watched her laughing while adoring her cute face.

Sidharth's POV

Why does she think that she is not beautiful? She is the most beautiful girl I have ever seen. Lekin iss Gadhi ko yeh baat kaun samjhaye? Par mujhe bhi toh yeh Gadhi hi pasand aane lagi hai. Uske saath baatein karna mujhe pasand hai, uske saath bakwaas karne mein maza aata hai, uske saath jab time spend karta hoon, mann karta hai waqt ko wahi rok du. Aur aaj jo hua woh? Jo chehra mere mann mein itne dino se aa raha tha, woh Sana ka chehra tha. Lekin aisa kyu? Kya isse hi pyaar kehte hai? Am I falling for her?

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Is it the beginning of their love story?

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